The Radio Advertising Bureau has recruited Rupert Steele, UK media research manager at Leo Burnett, to expand and develop its Media Planning Services division and drive forward the media planning function offered to agencies.The division acts as a confidential and impartial help desk to assist media departments in investigating radio opportunities and planning effective radio… Continue reading New Head For RAB’s Media Planning Services
General Cable, the fifth largest cable operator in the UK, experienced increased losses in the nine months to the end of September, reaching £19.1 million compared to £14.8m last year, while revenues increased and churn decreased from 31% to 23%.As with most cable companies at present, most of General Cable’s losses were attributable to the… Continue reading General Cable Losses Worsen
The Channel Television group, Channel Islands Communications, has announced pre-tax profits for the six months to September of £653,000, which is the best first half trading performance in the company’s history.Group chairman Major John Riley referred to strong growth in local ad revenue and said that overall turnover is up 12% on the same period… Continue reading Channel TV Posts Record Results
According to press reports BSkyB is in talks with HSBC, the banking group that owns Midland Bank, regarding a joint deal which would offset some of the costs of digital satellite TV.It is believed that the plans involve BSkyB offering banking services via its satellite system in return for subsidies to its set-top decoding box.… Continue reading BSkyB Talks To Bank Over Digital Deal
Foote Cone & Belding has announced that it will be setting up a media department in a bid to create a new dimension to its current services. FCB, which set up Optimedia in 1990 to handle media buying and planning, has appointed Rhona Tridgell from the Network to head up the new department. The venture… Continue reading New Media Department For FCB
Several cable companies are believed to be in the process of launching their own pay-per-view movie services as direct competition to BSkyB’s proposed plans. In what is another step in the current trend to break away from the BSkyB dominance of the pay television, the cable companies are said to be in negotiation with several… Continue reading Cable Companies Attempt Their Own Pay-Pay-View Deal
London News Radio will be relaunching its FM service this week as News Direct 97.3FM in a move which mirrors the AM station’s change of identity to LBC 1152 AM *LBC To Return.News Direct will also offer a new concept in UK radio with a “tune-in, tune-out” schedule which means that set programmes will occur… Continue reading LNR Gets Relaunch
Wagadon, publisher of Arena and The Face, is planning a new women’s title for next year which it says will be “the most exciting women’s magazine launch of the decade”. Though the company is reluctant to announce details, a source told Newsline that it will be a monthly “Arena-type title for women” which has an… Continue reading Wagadon Planning Women’s Title
The National Advertisers Benevolent Society has launched its Internet site at http://www.nabs.org.uk/ which can be accessed via the Media Village.The site, designed and created by MediaTel, will enable NABS to promote its services and fundraising activities to a wider audience alongside other industry bodies and associations which already have a presence on the web. On… Continue reading NABS Launch Internet Site
Granada Productions has become the first British television production company to be commissioned by one of the four big US networks to make original drama specifically for the American market.As part of the deal Granada Productions has signed to make two major new drama projects for ABC Television, including an American version of Cracker, for… Continue reading Granada Signs US Production Deal
